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About Time offers a delightful return to the world of time travel and light comedy that distinguished Jack Finney’s all-time classic Time and Again. The protagonists of these 12 stories are well-meaning but at odds with their surroundings and their lives. The time to which they escape - through time travel - doesn’t always fulfill their expectations in the way they had hoped, but sometimes, they can still find their dreams.

When Gary Goodman wandered into a run-down, used-book shop that was going out of business in East St. Paul in 1982, he had no idea the visit would change his life. He walked in as a psychiatric counselor and walked out as the store's new owner. In The Last Bookseller, Goodman describes his sometimes desperate, sometimes hilarious career as a used and rare book dealer in Minnesota. 

Now that Marcus and the Gutter Gang have established themselves in the Wastelands, things are looking up. There are more dungeons to create, more experiments to be done, and more adventurers to enlist.

 Xu Min ends up in the Immortal Valley, but how can he settle down and forget about his need for revenge when the Zhong family lives as well as ever before? He sets out on the final part of his journey, reuniting with his old friends, meeting new ones and fights to keep his life safe while struggling to continue fighting for the vengeance, which has kept him living for the last many years. 

As reality's grand show concludes and alien watchers abandon and reset Earth, the world dissolves into primeval chaos. Monsters roam, magic surges, and the survivors battle to reclaim their world. Humans are forced to adapt… or become extinct. But humans aren't the only players in the game. Cunning mandrills now weaponize Earth's creatures, laying waste to the remnants of humanity. Warring dinosaurs, primordial monsters, and alien beasts complete this apocalyptic free-for-all, each hungry for their next kill.

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches focuses on the many myths that exist around headaches and dispels common misperceptions by providing simple explanations on how headaches occur, and, most importantly, how to treat them. The authors give real, practical advice: when and how to manage your headaches, when to seek treatment, and when to be concerned.

The Tarpon Anglers Rodeo is back in Sanibel Island, and Doc Ford is watchful of the million-dollar competition. When Lucas O. Jones notices a boat rigging a net to injure fish, Doc and Luke are certain there's something wrong happening behind the scenes. The kids of Sharks Inc. have a special talent of finding themselves in odd situations. So when they stumble onto a private island protected by a gate, "No Trespassing" signs, and three scar-faced dogs, they ask a detective to visit the island, but find it empty when police arrive.

 Lord Anakreon, Warden of the First Circle, has lost a weapon. Not just any weapon; the Planet Forge is an ancient alien artefact with the power to create worlds…or to end them. 

The greatest scientific challenge of our age wasn't to enable time travel, it was to prevent it. The laws of physics had turned out to be idiotic, erecting no barriers to hopping time. In fact, they make it hard to avoid. I'm in the business of preserving the timeline - making sure the world sticks to the sacred rule of One Second per Second, and that history unfolds according to plan. The problem is, there is no plan until I make it.

Regan's power grows daily, much to the worry of the ones who are of aware of him. With the influence of Nyx growing like a fire in a dry bed of grass, Regan is attracting more than a little attention from powers that might be beyond him. Never one to back down from a challenge, he might be more than his enemies anticipate. Louella feels like she's living out one of the plays she saw back in the capital. Her private life is a mess, and her lordship is being hounded by more than one person who would like to take her place, in more ways than one. 

Marine Biologist Doc Ford has a new mission for Sharks Inc.: visit Sanibel Island’s remote Bone Field to find a wild orange tree that's survived a disease destroying Florida’s citrus. There, the members of Sharks Incorporated find oranges unlike any they’ve ever seen but can’t find the tree Doc needs. Worse, the area is protected by a massive saltwater crocodile.

Whatever the level of contact, the American judicial system affects peoples' lives. What courts and judges do matters. This book provides a very short, but complete introduction to the institutions and people, the rules and processes, that make up the American judicial system. This Very Short Introduction explains the "where," "when," and "who" of American courts. It also makes clear the "how" and "why" behind the law as it affects everyday people. It is, in a word, a starting place to understanding the third branch of American government at both the state and federal levels.

The rebellion has been utterly crushed. Lord Anakreon and his crew are fleeing for their lives. Now, as the handful of survivors are hunted throughout the Empire, he conceives of one last, desperate plan. Winning is impossible. Survival is unlikely. But he will have his revenge. For his apprentice, Tristan, time is running out. His entire life has been leading up to this point: he must step through the ancient alien Portal that killed his father. What lies beyond it, no one knows, because no one has ever survived the journey. But he has to try.

One world at a time, the entities known as Black Ships are wiping out all sentient life. There is no way to stop them. No way to find them, even...because no one has ever survived an encounter. And yet, the hologram of a long-dead Warden points towards a glimmer of hope; an ancient Oracle hidden deep in enemy territory. Could this be the key to unravelling the mystery?

The second sun has returned as our Bone Throwers foresaw—casting the nine realms into war. My name is Ash, and I fell in the battle for Baiseen. But I'm awake now, slowly putting the pieces back together. My Heir has lost his throne. My sailor is gone. And there is an emptiness inside me I can't explain. Amid the chaos, someone must collect the original twelve whistle bones from all corners of the world.

The Milesian Accords have fallen, but their shadow remains. As magic returns to the mundane world, so do supernatural creatures. A federal agent seeking answers, a spurned Nephilim searching for his fae-blood wife, and a primeval goddess hungering for power all seek Liam Knox, the First Druid of the Accords. New allies and old foes appear as paths converge on a nexus between realities. No longer a simple farmhouse, the druid’s home has become a pathway between worlds and a locus of power.

Tragedy and triumph war for supremacy, but the victory will be short-lived. Because the terrifying race known as the Siszar—once humanity’s greatest foe—have requested our aid. Not even they are immune to the devastation caused by the Black Ships. Their homeworld has been destroyed. Kreon, Tristan and Kyra must fight their way deep into alien territory, to forge an alliance with a creature half as old as time. Only then can they have any hope of defeating the Black Ships. But not everyone wants them to succeed. 

It’s more than just a career - it’s a sacred calling…but it comes with a very short life expectancy. Lord Kreon, Warden of the First Circle, has a problem: he’s been forced to kill another apprentice, and he’s rapidly running out of candidates. In fact, there is precisely one left….

Erin Donnelly, a descendant of Cu Chulainn and Champion of the Folk, searches for Nechtan—her lover cursed to live as a stag for a year and a day. Enlisting the aid of allies, Erin maintains a vigil, turning back hunters and predators who might harm Nechtan in the wilds of the magical otherworld. But when Stangr Iron-skinned escapes his imprisonment in the River of Time, he has one thing on his mind—revenge on Nechtan. Stangr’s thirst for vengeance takes him from the Seelie courts of the otherworld to the windswept Great Plains.

Johns Hopkins University, one of the preeminent medical schools in the nation today, has played a unique role in the history of medicine. When it first opened its doors in 1893, medicine was a rough-and-ready trade. It would soon evolve into a rigorous science. In recent years, medical science has mapped the human genome, deployed robotic tools to perform delicate surgeries, and developed effective vaccines against a host of deadly pathogens. But this transformation could not have happened without the game-changing vision, talent, and dedication of a small cadre of individuals.